title: Esophagobronchial fistulae: Diagnosis by MDCT with oral contrast swallow examination of a benign and a malignant cause.
abstract: We report two cases of esophagobronchial fistulae diagnosed by Multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) oral contrast swallow examination. It is helpful to supplement the CT study with an oral contrast swallow as it aids in confirmation of a suspected fistula and also demonstrates the fistula tract better. We present the clinical details and the imaging findings on MDCT of two cases of esophagobronchial fistulae - one secondary to chronic chest tuberculosis and the other secondary to a squamous cell carcinoma of the upper esophagus - followed by discussion of the etiology, pathogenesis, and imaging of these fistulae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital, Pune, India.
authors.forename: Rahul G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Hegde
authors.forename: Tushar M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Kalekar
authors.forename: Meenakshi I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Gajbhiye
authors.forename: Amol S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Bandgar
authors.forename: Shephali S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Pawar
authors.forename: Gopal J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Khadse
keywords: Esophagobronchial; MDCT; fistula; oral contrast swallow